動(dòng)詞 decline:

1. grow worse
   同義詞：worsen, decline
2. refuse to accept
   同義詞：refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline
3. show unwillingness towards
   同義詞：refuse, decline
4. grow smaller
   同義詞：decline, go down, wane
5. go down
   同義詞：decline
6. go down in value
   同義詞：decline, slump, correct
7. inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
   同義詞：decline

1. These figures give the lie to reports that business is declining.
   這些數(shù)字表明報(bào)告所謂業(yè)務(wù)正在滑坡的說(shuō)法不實(shí)。
2. Advancing culture is bound to triumph over declining culture.
   先進(jìn)的文化必然戰(zhàn)勝?zèng)]落的文化。
3. He spent his declining years in the country.
   他在鄉(xiāng)間度過(guò)晚年。
4. It is not the government's policy to prop up declining industries.
   資助不景氣的工業(yè)不是政府的政策。